A family whose daughter was left severely brain damaged due to the alleged failure of doctors at a Liverpool hospital has won a £7.5m payout.

Morgan Stocks was left disabled after suffering a brain haemorrhage as a baby in 2003.

Now, after an eight year battle, the family has won what their lawyers are calling one of the largest medical pay outs ever awarded in the UK.

It will go towards the cost of her life long care.

Morgan suffered an intracranial bleed when she was just five weeks old. But the family claim while doctors at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital spotted she had a cerebral aneurysm they failed to investigate and treat it, which resulted in a second more damaging bleed.

Morgan, now 10, has been left with permanent physical and mental disabilities, including brain damage, cerebral palsy and epilepsy.

Alder Hey has apologised to Morgan and her parents, Leeanne and Duane, expressing their regret and sympathy and hope that the settlement will support Morgan’s needs.

Mr Stocks said: “Morgan's brain injury has had devastating consequences both for her and our family. We have really been through the mill trying to cope and at last it feels like life is finally improving.

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“It's been a long fight but we have managed to achieve a great result in court, which will really help Morgan in the future.

The case was settled following court approval, without Alder Hey accepting full liability.

Morgan received a lump sum of £2m. The rest of the money will be paid to her annually during the course of her lifetime.

Michael Danby, clinical negligence lawyer at Maxwell Hodge, said they were able to settle the claim predominantly on the basis of the expert evidence they had obtained.

He said: “As a result, Morgan will at least now be adequately compensated in relation to her lifelong needs.”

Professor Ian Lewis, medical director at Alder Hey, said: “Alder Hey was first made aware of this claim in 2008. Following an investigation at that time, the trust accepted in 2009 that the treatment Morgan received fell below the standards we adhere to at Alder Hey.

This was an extremely complicated situation. It has required thorough examination by independent experts to determine the extent of any injuries Morgan would have sustained as a result of her aneurysm, regardless of when she was admitted to hospital.”